Commission on Filipinos Overseas to set up office in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY: Filipino nationals who have migrated overseas have somebody to continue to link them to the Philippines, especially when in distress.

Janet Ramos, Supervising Immigrant Services Officer of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), in a…

Iloilo City mayor hopes PBBM mentions 3 wishes of Ilonggos

ILOILO CITY: Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has three wishes he hopes President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. would mention in his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22.

Treñas said Wednesday he would not be physically attending the event despite the in…

Suspect in killing of Australian couple, Filipino woman surrenders

CALAMBA CITY: The suspect behind the killing of an Australian couple and a Filipino woman at the Lake Hotel in Tagaytay City, Cavite last week voluntarily surrendered to authorities early Wednesday morning.

In a report, Lt. Col. Charles Daven Capagcu…

DOH allots over P22-M to aid poor patients in Iloilo hospitals

ILOILO CITY: Thirteen hospitals managed by the Iloilo provincial government are recipients of the PHP22 million in Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) Program of the Department of Health (DOH).

The Sanggunia…

Wet weather to persist due to LPA, ‘habagat’

MANILA: The low pressure area (LPA) 200 kms. northeast of Surigao City and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will continue to bring rain showers across the country on Wednesday, the weather bureau said.

The LPA will bring scattered rain showers and …

Resilient Metro Manila ensures safety, security of residents

MANILA: Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. has highlighted the need for the Metropolis to be disaster-resilient to ensure the safety and security of its residents.

‘It is vital that we have a resilient Metropolitan Manila, not only its compone…

PH, China hotline on SCS elevated to foreign ministers, leaders’ reps

MANILA: The Philippines and China’s communication mechanism on the South China Sea would soon extend to the two states’ presidential representatives and top diplomats, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday night.

In a text sent to the …